global winners saw their experiments performed 250 miles
into space and live streamed on YouTube. These experiments
examined the predatory behavior of a jumping spider and the
anti-fungal properties of Bacillus subtilis, a naturally occurring
bacteria that is commonly used as an anti-fungal agent for
agricultural crops. Also, the global winners choose a unique
space experience as a prize: either a trip to Japan to watch
their experiment blast off to space or a trip to Russia for an
authentic space training experience at the facilities where
Yuri Gagarin became a cosmonaut.This investigation is complete and all results are published.
Cleopatra, one of the two spiders sent
to the ISS, lives in the habitat designed
for use in space.